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1911 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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The 5th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Turin, Italy, in 1911.

Medal summary

Notes
  • Jules LabĂ©eu is credited as a member of the French team, but his individual medal on the Parallel Bars is credited to Belgium.
  • Stane Vidmar's bronze medal is a source of confusion among different sources. Some sources do not credit his medal at all, other source acknowledges the medal earned by Stane Vidmar as a medal for Serbia, and one source in Slovenian claims that Stane Vidmar competed representing club Sokol, a notable organization for Serbian and Slovenian athletes. The Sokol movement prepared its members for taking "actions intended to weaken and destroy the Austro-Hungarian tyranny", leading to Vidmar, who was a Lieutenant, joining the Serbian rebel army in 1912. His medal, however, was earned in 1911, prior to Vidmar joining the Serbian army, and is credited as a medal for the Austro-Hungary region of Bohemia.

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    1911 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Wikipedia
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